Maxing out chemical-free crop protection with dsRNAmax

A software package developed and validated at UQ can tailor safe, effective and chemical-free crop protection using RNA interference.

7 July 2025
two men in white coats stand by a microscope with a light

Why we cheer louder for homegrown heroes

Recognising outstanding performance with sports awards is a question of identity, not just ability, UQ researchers have found.

3 July 2025
A gold trophy being help un in a stadium.

The University of Queensland Press’s latest offering is a gritty and gripping crime thriller by the winner of the 2013 Queensland Literary Awards Best Emerging Author category.

7 August 2014
An artist's impression of the solar research facility at UQ Gatton on completion. Image: Wilson Architects

The University of Queensland and First Solar have begun construction on a 3.275 megawatt solar photovoltaic research facility at UQ’s Gatton campus.

6 August 2014
Singapore’s National Day Parade will be live-streamed at the University of Queensland on 9 August.

Singapore’s National Day Parade will be live-streamed at the University of Queensland on 9 August in a celebration that will feature food, music and stalls.

6 August 2014

A University of Queensland dental health expert, who has a focus on children’s dental health, is available to speak to media for Dental Health Week this week.

5 August 2014
Maddison Keeney with her silver medal for the 1m springboard final. Photo courtesy of Maddison Keeney

University of Queensland students and alumni representing Australia at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games will return home with three gold, two silver and four bronze medals.

4 August 2014

Scientists are calling for a better understanding of regional climates, after research into New Zealand's glaciers has revealed climate change in the Northern Hemisphere does not directly affect the climate in the Southern Hemisphere.

4 August 2014
World Breastfeeding Week from 1 to 7 August. Picture courtesy of UQ

World Breastfeeding Week begins on 1 August and The University of Queensland has some leading experts.

1 August 2014
Tighter bag limits for fishermen have been identified as an important key to ocean ecosystem conservation. Pictured, a potato cod. Photo by Mark Priest.

Tighter bag limits for fishermen have been identified as an important key to ocean ecosystem conservation.

1 August 2014
Staff at UQ’s Equine Hospital provide 24-hour care and monitoring for foals and mares

As thoroughbreds in the Southern Hemisphere celebrate their annual birthday on 1 August, staff at The University of Queensland’s Equine Hospital are preparing to welcome a new season of foals.

1 August 2014
UQDI director Professor Matt Brown, left, with ACRF chairman Tom Dery and UQ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Peter Høj.

Research into skin, blood and breast cancers has been ramped up in Queensland with the opening of the southern hemisphere’s largest and most sophisticated genome sequencing centre.

1 August 2014
One of the donors, Margaret Robertson with Barbra Zaloumis and her five children.

Domestic violence survivor and single mother of five Barbra Zaloumis is one step closer to achieving her dream of becoming a sociologist after winning a scholarship to study at The University of Queensland.

31 July 2014